Knowing & living your values

Uncovering what matters to you can take years (a nice slow grind) or it can happen in a literal moment of clarity when something or someone pushes up against you (metaphorically usually) and you say, "oh, hello something that really matters to me". (Just giving you, the lovely reader, a warning that the coherence of …

On gaining weight during isolation

Across our beautiful globe, folks are experiencing the joys and delights of prolonged isolation and social distancing, some experiencing more government force to do so. In Canada, we have been asked to stay home, many workplaces that have the ability to, have stated a mandatory work-from-home policy, and we are now finally wearing masks when …

Transcending Worth

Worth. Worth. Worth. "We need to know our self-worth." "We need to value our worth." "What's your worth?" We hear a lot about worth. I've talked about it at my retreats. I've written about it in my retreat guide. Yet, recently the entire concept has started to annoy me, but I've been unclear about why...until …

The Art of Surrender

If you read my blog, you'll note that 2018 was a somewhat challenging year for yours truly. It was rife with parenting challenges, sleep deprivation and mental health moments (all of which are still happening). If you're a parent, you know that the demand is unrelenting, leaving little room for rejuvenation and reconnection to friends, …

The Nitty Gritty on Mom-ing (not just some bulls*** “this is so hard” post)

I just read another article on motherhood. It stated what I believe to be the obvious: we need to talk more about the child-rearing part than the pregnancy and labour part. And I think we are. All the social media feeds I follow seem to state, quite frequently and vehemently, how hard mom-ing and dad-ing …

Breastfeeding has sucked the literal life out of me

I know, I know, I'm the annoying woman who is complaining about weight loss from breastfeeding. Well, I'm not complaining so much - I'm appreciative of my children for assisting with the removal or downsizing of all the fat cells they helped to create and / or enlarge during pregnancy. Muchos gracias, babies. Yet, while …

To Cancer, Chicago, Clot and Colic

The letter 'c' has made a bold statement in my life as of late and declared war on many women I hold near and dear. As I say to Arwen on the regular, "no thank you". Let's be clear here - this is not a pity post. Nuh uh. Nor is this a post that …

When was the last time you had your forest fix?

Guest post written by Ronna Schneberger, Certified Forest Therapy Guide and Naturalist Parenting is a wild ride.  When the kids were little I remember being so exhausted I could barely function. I wondered how I was going to raise these little people to be decent human beings when I felt so tired and grouchy all …

Everyday Champion Series: Finding balance with 3 kids (under 5) at home

I'm delighted to introduce our next Everyday Champion momma, Shée Lillejord, a previous Live It Active blog contributor, dietitian, and mom to three small humans. Today on the blog, Shée will share her quest for balance over the past year with three babes at home. ~ Finding balance as a mom...does that even exist? I often …

How parents spend their time: A pie chart

As a non-parent, I really wondered what the hubbub was all about. I always asked (in my head): "Why the complaining? Why the long faces? I mean, how hard can it really be?" And then I had kids. And then I apologized to all my friends and family who I may have been less than …